Content Staging/ Information Dissemination Management (CS/ IDM) provides warfighters at all levels (strategic, operational and tactical) with awareness of relevant, accurate information; automated access to newly discovered or recurring information; and timely, efficient and assured delivery of information in a usable format. CS/ IDM is a set of tools and services that has these characteristics and provides the baseline solution that turns information management concepts into reality. CS/ IDM’s search and delivery capabilities are currently being fielded at several combatant commands, forward components and information producers. These services permit commanders to adjust information delivery methods and priorities for enhanced situational awareness, and allow information producers to advertise, publish and distribute information to the warfighter. They also enable information users to define and set information needs (profiles) to facilitate timely information delivery and to search information databases and retrieve desired products as required. CS/ IDM enhances the Global Broadcast Service and Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET) transport capabilities and improves bandwidth utilization.

As CS/ IDM deployments become more extensive, the complete complement of its tools and services will be available for use by all SIPRNet users. CS/ IDM is evolving into an enterprise service available to all authorized Department of Defense users as a net-centric service.

For additional information on CS/ IDM services and tools, contact the CS/ IDM Deployment and Sustainment Branch at (703) 681-2016/ DSN 761.